Elise's pov

I didn't tell Sebastian about the photograph.

I knew I should have and that keeping secrets from him was dangerous, especially when someone was actively trying to drive a wedge between us. But something about that image of his mother, about the question written on the back, made me hesitate.

What if there was more to Sebastian's story? What if he hadn't told me everything?

The next morning, I buried the photograph in my nightstand drawer and tried to pretend everything ...